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The FM 'Give Youth A Chance' Challenge

Well seeing as I was responsible for starting this challenge a couple of seasons ago I'll take the responsibilty for starting this thread this year. I will also definitely give it a serious run for its money.

Thanks to the editor and super bladesman's hard work we're going to do it a little different this season. First you will need to download super bladesman's English League level 10. This can be found HERE. Just follow his instructions, its real easy.

RULES

1 - No need this season to go on holiday because as you have the ultimate challenge you can get to it straight off. Take control of a "level 10" club, anyone you like.

2 - Be honest when entering your nationality and of course your experience is "Sunday League Footballer". Tick the "Add key staff" button to get you started staff wise.

3 - Under no circumstances are you permitted to buy or loan players from any club or bring in freebies. Your only access to players are your youth system and your "grey players". I do believe the game will actually give you a full squad of regens. You can however loan players OUT. This may well become key in getting those regens upto scratch. How much detail you run with is irrelevant as is including other leagues or size of database as you can't buy those players anyway.

4 - You may only bring in a coach, physio or assistant if you haven't got one already. His/her reputation must be "obscure". The idea is that when your youth players get older you employ them as staff.

5 - The 1st part of this challenge is complete when you have won the Premiership AND Champions' League with a team made up entirely of your own youth products. Your staff must also be a product of your youth system.

6 - No international management until you have completed the 1st part of this challenge. When the first part of the challenge is complete you can take the England job (and only the England job). Then to be the ultimate supremo you must win the World Cup with a squad of ONLY your players and staff from your own club whilst still winning the Champions' League and Premiership in the same season.

These rules may be updated along the way so keep watching.

REMEMBER!!!

There is no way anyone is ever going to complete this without cheating. The question is which one of us can get the furthest. Please give the sort of end of season reports you see in the other challenges. In this challenge avoiding relegation by a point, from say the North West Counties League Premier Division", is definitely going to be a major achievement.

Cheers and the very best of luck

Last edited by Stephanie McMahon\'s Secret Lover; 12-11-2009 at 13:10.

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Updates to follow. Thankfully not too many Cups. As well as the League we are in the FA Vase and the Devon St Lukes County Cup. A bank balance of £4,000. £9 for a ticket to watch us at Speeds Meadow or £128 for a season ticket.

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Ha, but yeah we might be in for a shock at Level 9 standard!

Also think this challenge will be a lot harder than previous incarnations, due to a lack of a starting squad, but the beauty of it is is that the WHOLE clubs history is down to you and your youth players.

Looking at the squad, and it isnt bad, but its certiainly not brilliant. Only one of my players in wanted by anyone, and our strikers are nearly all laughably bad, this could be a struggle.

A few of my better players:

Ben O'Leary - Singled out as my best player, he looks decent and will be a full time fixture in the squad.

Ian Jones - My only half decent striker, I pulled him up from my under 18's and he looks decent. Good finishing, composure and first touch, also very interesting to see what mad things he done with 20 for flair.

Richard Ballard - Young lad, looks a decent all rounder and very versatile. Also very tempted to make him captain at aged 15 just to see what happens! Will be partnering O'Leary in central midfield.

Richard Fulton - Another young lad, I can see him being the mainstay of my central defence for quite some time.

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Ive started nicely - Lost the first game away at Crook Town 2 - 1 - As 16 year old captain Ballard scared the first ever goal in this clubs history (The decision to make him captain went down in a mixed fashion by the way), but weve won the last two on the bounce, scoring 4 and conceeding none. 5 goals scored and 5 different goal scorers which is a good sign.

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Im just playing an attacking 442, quick tempo, direct passing, lots of width and lots of closing down.

Has done the trick for me in lower leagues for ages. Against tough teams away from home I sometimes switch 20 mins in to a varient; play short passing and narrow, defensive, slower tempo, counter attack ticked, but i always start out with the same tactic and mentality.

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Christ, the FA Vase roundup dosent half take ages to process! Little update and im up to 2nd in the league, with an impressive 10 points from 5 games, with 3 wins 1 draw and 1 defeat. Weve scored 6 goals and still yet to find a player to score more than one goal. Also still havent decided who is best to partner my best striker Ian Jones and I am currently just rotated my other three strikers around him basically.

Also a good start to my cup campaign with an away draw at Level 9 side Pickering, a dire 0 - 0 will see us with a chance in the replay.

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The predictions for the first two matches were something like "Gillford Park face the impossible"... yet the opposition didnt manage a single shot on target (but the fans didnt like the second draw :/ )
In my only home match we had an amazing crowd supporting us... 66 people came to watch Gillford Park!

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Andehlson: There seems to be alot of YC... I had to turn my defenders, defensive midfielder and wingers on light tackling to avoid them. Had 45 YC in 22 matches, then only 10 in last 12 after switching the tackling.

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BTW, media is quite funny... last year in Div 2 they predicted us 11th - this year after promotion, they actually think that we are good enough to be number 2 in the league - with same squad, apart from 2 youths brought up...

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I know everyones doing this with english clubs but was just wondering if it'd be all right to do in another country (with multiple Tiers of course) or would you rather something like that was put in another thread?

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Congratulations saint, always good to see some success in this challenge!

I was stuck in a rut for a while, got knocked out a few cups and only won about 1 in 9 games, but a recent switch to classical tactics have seen an upturn in form, 3 wins and a draw in the last 4 games has seen us up to 9th in the league, although we are still a small distance from the playoffs. 14 games and 18 points, but at least we have scored the third most in the league, somehow.

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Originally Posted by brettney1980

I know everyones doing this with english clubs but was just wondering if it'd be all right to do in another country (with multiple Tiers of course) or would you rather something like that was put in another thread?

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Argh! Keep dominating games but just cant score, before the other team scores a 20 yard screamer to win it. Just lost my last 3 on the bounce without scoring and all 1 - 0, and everytime the headline has been somebody strikes lucky to beat me!

Very frustrating, I think ay hope of playoffs this season is just about dead.

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Being that I live 15 minutes from Portsmouth's Fratton Park (and being that they aren't exactly eligible for this challenge), I had already given up hope of managing my 'local' club. But then I remembered US Portsmouth, our only other team playing at a reasonably high level. Upon looking through the database, I found that they play at Level 10, in the (almost entirely Hampshire based) Wessex D1. Fantastic!

Predicted 18th, I seemingly don't have much to work with.. But then the club is made up of members of the Royal Navy who are currently stationed in the city, along with a few talented youngsters deemed not good for Portsmouth's first club. I'm looking forward to this!

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And would you look at that? Our first friendly, already scheduled, is against a Level 9 club.. Moneyfields. They just so happen to be the club at which I used to play in my youth. Fond memories return.

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I feel with you tomo... I did too, but it seems like we are starting to play football now. Changed 442 to 442 Diamond Wide, and after a couple of games I suddenly getting more and more goals from open play

4-1 latest against Godalming, 1 goal from corner, 3 from open play (SC*2 + AMC*1) - had 8 out of 15 on target, which is some kind of a record

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Hmm... 1 match to go. Im in a tough position

After 6 consecutive draws (!) Im even in points with Northallerton... Table My GD is higher (16 for me 15 for them) but not just any win is enough... Considering Ive had a lot of draws and the few wins I had were 1-0 or 2-1...
God... I dont wanna go to the play-offs !!

Billy Goodwin - My top scorer.. really nothing special Keith Westwood The fans loved this guy. Was pretty much the only one that performed consistently.Phill Harris Penalty Kick Taker (one of them). He's one of the few players I'd miss...